Ideapad 500 - Battery "plugged in, charging" but will not charge

I have an IdeaPad 500. The A/C charger is "plugged in" and the icon says it is "charging" but there is no charge to the battery, which is now at 53% (it was 55% yesterday). I have gone to the forum and done what they suggest (e.g. turned off the Conservation Mode). Unlike most questions on the forum, my system says "charging" rather than "not charging". And because it is an IdeaPad, I cannot remove the battery (at least not without opening up the case). I am a bit worried this is a hardware/battery failure -- but I hope this forum might give me a software fix

Thanks in advance

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This is in response to the problem everyone is having with the battery not charging when plugged in. I found this in the guide for my idea pad Z400. It should help many of you to finally make peace with your battery Battery (B): Battery Mode (B-1): By using the battery maintenance function, it is possible to extend the battery lifespan. Before you use this function, read the precaution. Energy Management 8.0 can automatically track your habit of battery use, and then provide suggestions on selecting a battery maintenance mode for extending the battery lifespan. Two battery modes are provided: Maximum Battery Life and Optimized Battery Health. Maximum Battery Life: In this mode, the battery has the most powerful charging capacity. Note that this mode cannot optimize the battery circle lifespan. Optimized Battery Health: In this mode, the battery limits charging to 60% of its full capacity. This can reduce the battery degradation and extend the battery lifespan.

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Answer:Ideapad Z400 or Z500 battery will not charge - plugged in not charging

Hello. First of all, thank you for taking the time to view my post and potentially help me out. So the problem is that my laptop will not start. I was using my laptop here one day and it was working fine, but it was unable to charge for some reason and ended up shutting down so I went to bed. The next morning I tried turning it on, but it was dead. I have tried a different charger as my sister also has a lenovo laptop, but this did not work either. I would think if the battery was the problem, the laptop should still be working with the charger in? I have tried calling support line several times with no answer, the warranty has gone out and I forgot where i bought the laptop sadly. Really frustrated over here, and any help is highly appreciated!

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad S100c Good day! I'm a complete novice at computer troubleshooting. So, please excuse me if I sound like an idiot. I bought the laptop just 10 days ago (warranty of 1 year). It worked fine before but suddenly the battery won't charge. The icon indicates that it is 'plugged in, charging'. But even if i leave it with the charger plugged in, it won't seem to store the 'charge' and now I'm stuck at 6%. This is not the first time this problem occurred. One time, I shut it down and plugged it into the charger and left it to charge for a couple of hours. When I opened it, it didn't seem to charge at all. So, I opted to charge it while it was open and it worked. And, now I leave it open when I charge it but it doesn't seem to although it is indicated. Should I wait for a miracle to happen or do I get a new battery pack?Thank you in advance.

Can you try the following:1. Remove the battery and AC adapter2. Press and hold the power button for 30secs3. Insert the AC adapter and boot into WIndows4. When the WIndows OS is loaded, slide the battery back in place and see if it takes a charge5. If the battery still doesn't charge, try to perform a battery gauge reset as discussed in this article.

If the battery starts charge, monitor the battery health by using Passmark's BatteryMon.If the problem persist and the battery still doesn't charge, I recommend you contact lenovo for a replacement battery.

Hi, I recently upgraded to windows 8.1 and my battery won't charge anymore. I saw a similar post with firmware update solution suggeste back in May 2013, but I also saw there was no support for windows 8.1 on the software. Is there any fix for this issue out there? If not my product is still under warranty, any suggestions? Regards,Dhruv

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Answer:Ideapad Z500 touch battery will not charge - plugged in not charging after windows 8.1 upgrae

Things have been good with my Yoga 3 pro until this weekend. Battery life was a good 5-6 hours, but after a recent windows update it appears the battery will no longer charge. It shows plugged in and charging and shows increasing charge but after un plugging it will dim the screen as if it's in power save and then die within 10-15 minutes. I reverted to before the update but that did not solve the problem. It happened all of a sudden so I assumed it was related to the update. Please help, love the machine but this makes it unusable.

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I had the same issue a few months ago. I had to send it in and after analysis found out there was a motherboard issue.I have been using the replaced one for a few months and am running into the same issue again, am having to send it back in

Hi,I am using HP 430 Notebook PC with Windows 8.1. I am having problem for 3 days. The problem is at reaching 93% of batery charge, the battery indicatior in OS says "Plugged in, Not Carging" and with that "LED indicatior blinks" from orange to white with few seconds interval of time. Few seconds it stays white and after that it becomes orange in a cycleAnd the OS showing "Plugged in, Carging" after that "Plugged in, Not Carging" without removing charger chord.Also this happens repeatedly. 1. I have run Hp Support assistant Battery check, and result is "Promary Battery: OK"2. Have drained static charge, removing battery. But same result.3. Have tried with charging with another charger. No improvement. Did not found Battery test in BIOS diagnostic. Battery is 2 year old. Mosty use plugging charger chord. But use to drain battery twice in a month to keep battery healty. Pls give some suggestions for this trouble.

Hi,That usually means battery had insufficient charge. You've to replace battery with a new HP genuine battery.http://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c01732674#AbT12 years is good enough life.What are the cell voltages of each cell, cycle count after doing battery tests?Are you able to plug in AC adapter alone with battery removed, use laptop in usual manner?RegardsVisruth

I have a Lenovo Z50-70 running Windows 8.1. The laptop is relatively new, bought in Jan. 2015.

Some time ago, the original battery suddenly started to have a problem where it would say 45% available, plugged in, not charging. No matter what fixes I tried (after looking through a lot of articles, posts, comments, etc.), nothing made the battery start charging again. It always stays at 45%. Also the battery light/indicator on the front of the laptop is always blinking white.

So I got a new battery, put it in hoping that it would work and charge up to 100%, but the new battery is having exactly the same problem as the original old one! It will only charge up to 45%, then it says plugged in not charging. The battery light is again always blinking white.

What do I do? How can this be fixed? What's going on?

Appreciate any help. Thank you very much.

Answer:Lenovo Z50-70 battery plugged in not charging, won't charge

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I have a Lenovo Z50-70 running Windows 8.1. The laptop is relatively new, bought in Jan. 2015.Click to expand...

check the warranty is still active, as thats one route you could take with a relatively new laptop.

also, try uninstalling the energy management and restart the system and check for the issue. also try uninstalling the Microsoft ACPI from the device manager and restart the system and check for the issue. for more info on this action see this thread in the link:https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo...t-charge-shows-100-but-dies-when/td-p/2086399

Hello, I have a Lenovo u330p machine that was bought in Sept 2013, upgraded to Windows 10 in 2015. Recently, the device stopped charging (as of now: 96%, plugged in, not charging). I checked the Lenovo Energy Manager, the Conservation mode is disabled. I checked the Power Options on my Control Panel and it is on Daily Mode. What is the problem that is causing my battery to not charge? What can I do? Please help, thanks!

I have just bought a new battery (official battery) and it was fine for a couple of weeks, but now it doesnt charge, and the battery light flashes amber continually. I checked the battery status and it says 0 for charging.

I have searched online and there are suggestions for WIndows about deleting drivers, but with UBUNTU there doesnt seem to be a solution?

Can anyone help please?

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Answer:ThinkPad T430 battery will not charge - plugged in not charging

Hi and welcome, bendeneo Has the battery been charging when you plugged it in the first time, in the past?

Hi,I have a Lenovo Z50-70 running Windows 8.1. The laptop is relatively new, bought in Jan. 2015.Some time ago, the original battery suddenly started to have a problem where it would say 45% available, plugged in, not charging. No matter what fixes I tried (after looking through a lot of articles, posts, comments, etc.), nothing made the battery start charging again. It always stays at 45%. Also the battery light/indicator on the front of the laptop is always blinking white.So I got a new battery, put it in hoping that it would work and charge up to 100%, but the new battery is having exactly the same problem as the original old one! It will only charge up to 45%, then it says plugged in not charging. The battery light is again always blinking white.What do I do? How can this be fixed? What's going on?Appreciate any help. Thank you very much.

Answer:Lenovo Z50-70 battery plugged in not charging, won't charge no matter what I do

Sounds like it may be either the charger or the charging port at fault here. However, I have a couple of questions...1. Does the battery charge increase at all if you leave the machine turned off and plugged in, or does it still report 45%?2. Does it power on when only on battery power?3. Was the new battery a new, genuine Lenovo part?There seem to be a lot of people reporting similar issues with this model unfortunately.

Hi,I have a Lenovo Z50-70 running Windows 8.1. The laptop is relatively new, bought in Jan. 2015.Some time ago, the original battery suddenly started to have a problem where it would say 45% available, plugged in, not charging. No matter what fixes I tried (after looking through a lot of articles, posts, comments, etc.), nothing made the battery start charging again. It always stays at 45%. Also the battery light/indicator on the front of the laptop is always blinking white.So I got a new battery, put it in hoping that it would work and charge up to 100%, but the new battery is having exactly the same problem as the original old one! It will only charge up to 45%, then it says plugged in not charging. The battery light is again always blinking white.What do I do? How can this be fixed? What's going on?Appreciate any help. Thank you very much.

Answer:Lenovo Z50-70 battery plugged in not charging, won't charge no matter what I do

Sounds like it may be either the charger or the charging port at fault here. However, I have a couple of questions...1. Does the battery charge increase at all if you leave the machine turned off and plugged in, or does it still report 45%?2. Does it power on when only on battery power?3. Was the new battery a new, genuine Lenovo part?There seem to be a lot of people reporting similar issues with this model unfortunately.

I have a Ideapad 580. Only had it a few months and it says the Battery Plugged in But Not Charging. This is new, and I have googled it and it seems to be an on going problem with Lenovo Computors. Has anyone figured out the solution yet? For such a short time period owning this computor,.. I am not impressed. Someone please help me. Thank you.

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i just bought an Ideapad Z580 three weeks ago. I too am facing the same issue : Battery Plugged in But Not Charging. Is there any solution to this problem? I was extremely disappointed because of this issue on my new laptop. Please Help.

Ideapad 100-15IBD battery does not load anymore.Battery icon says: "0%, Battery plugged in not charging"Can only work with AC adapter.Can't remove battery because its internal.Booted from USB with linux same problem.Can't do a BIOS upgrade because battery needs to be 30% loaded.Can somebody help?

Hi, I bought my lenovo z400 ideapad beginning of April this year and just about two days ago it just turned off and though I plugged it in later it started saying 'plugged in but not charging'. What do you think is the problem? Furthermore I lost the receipt ( the sales receipt) but there is still the model/series no. , is the warranty still on please?

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Answer:Z400 ideapad Battery plugged in but not charging

You did not state how many percent is the charge in the stated condition. Can you supply it?

The battery in my Lenovo ideapad 300 - 151SK started last week to drop the % available every day lower, and lower, to now it's only 15%. It is always plugged into AC power. What do I need to do? Wierd that there was a big update downloaded last week and I wonder if this caused the problem.? I am not a tech person...just a user. Thanks for any help you can give me. Terry

Hi,I have a problem.Since this morning my lenovo ideapad z500 battery won't charge and if I unplug the laptop it shuts down.I've downloaded and started battery firmware update and there was text saying:"Now configuring the program" . And it was stuck like that for at least half hour and when I pressed cancel and restarted battery firmware update it displayed error that said: "This system is not supported or is not configured for battery firmware update" Please help me.I have windows 7

Answer:Help Lenovo ideapad z500 battery plugged in not charging

Hi Luca_z500,

Welcome to Lenovo Community!

As per the query we understood that you are facing an issue with system not charging on your Ideapad Z500.

Run the system restore to earlier date and check if the issue still persists, if occurs then perform below troubleshooting steps.

To resolve this issue please restart the system connecting ?Power Adapter?. Wait till the system boot completely and then go to ?Device Manager? then uninstall ?Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery? under battery option. After uninstalling shutdown the system, remove ?Power Adapter? and reconnect, then switch ON the system and check if the issue has been resolved.

Please click here to visit the Lenovo support link and select your region to get the contact number.

Hope this helps!

Best regards,Hemanth Kumar

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Hi, I had the problem where the battery didn't charge at all even if it was connected in the right way and the charger was plugged in. So I started to search internet for possible solutions. Those I found where to 1) disable alt uninstall ac and acpi adapter in Windows Device Manager. Restart computer.. Not charging problem is related to some Windows issue. 2) Choose the alternative "maximum battery life" in Lenovo Energy management.. Neither worked after several and time consuming tries... The problem here is Lenovos "smart" Energy management system that prevents the computer from charging the battery to "save it".. Solution: Uninstall Energy Management (Publisher: Lenovo) under Program and Features in Windows Control Panel and the problem is solved.. And don't reinstall this program again....

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Answer:Lenovo ideapad S400, battery not charging when plugged in

what should or can I do? I tried both options named in the statement above and still does not work... help needed please

My lenovo s10 netbook, with windows 7 and XP isn't charging anymore. I thought it was because XP is no longer supported or something, but I upgraded to Windows 7 and it still doesn't work. There's an orange light on, and when I move the battery around it turns blinking blue, I thought that meant it was charging, but in Windows 7 it says no battery detected and it's not holding any charge. Any advice would be deeply appreciated. Thanks!!

Try performing a system power drain, Remove the Battery and AC charger, Hold the power button down for 15 sec. Reconnect the battery and AC and turn the system on, Check if the charging will continue.If not try removing the AC and see if the the computer will shut off. If yes then you might need to replace the battery.

RegardsSolid Cruver

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I?m sorry to hear that your S400 Laptop is charging only upto 60%, this issue in windows will get resolved by install the LEM (Lenovo Energy Management) and by choosing the (Optimized Battery Health), the Battery charges only to 60% and stops charging the battery and then it take its power from the charger, so if you want to charge the battery to 100%, you need to choose (Maximum Battery Life).

Do post us back if the issue still persists.

Best Regards

Shiva Kumar

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Hi All, I need help. My laptop is not charging. Cable is plugged and the status 8% available (plugged in, charging). i have waited for 2 or 3 hours, but the battery won't increase. I already uninstall "Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery", but it did'nt work I have been searching how to fix it, but did'nt found it. Now, i am getting depressed. T_T

Hi, I have a lenovo ideapad u410, it is about 2 years old now, and I've been having charging problems. This started last year, where my laptop would be plugged in and down on the battery icon it would say that it's "plugged in, not charging." The battery would deplete completely, and when I try to charge it, the light would just blink.This eventually went away after about a month, I didn't do anything, and I could use my laptop again. However now it's back, at first I thought it was my charger, but I removed my battery and plugged it in and I can use my laptop without the battery. I tried to replace the battery, but it still did not charge. When I plug it in with a battery in the laptop, it will only blink a few times then stop entirely. Do I need to download any battery management drivers? I don't know what the problem is.

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I have my U410 Touch for 10 months now. It always charged to 100 % but starting a couple days ago it only charged up to 90% and stoppped. I called Technical support as I am still within warranty, they told me to perform the the battery gauge, but it did not work. Then they asked me to reinstall the battery driver and the energy management software but it is still not working not charging to 100%. They now suggest to me to do one key recovey to reset to the factory setting to see if it works. If not, they said I can send back the computer for service. I am not sure if I should do the one key recovery becaue I will loose all my files and etc. I am skeptical if this will work? Any suggestion? Should I just tell them I will send back the computer to Lenovo to fix the problem but then I will not have the computer for at least two weeks. ....

Hello, I have a 3 yr old Ideapad Z510(that came with Win8)which worked absolutely fine until recently. If I plug in the charger when the laptop is on, it abruptly turns off and would never boot again until I remove the charger. However, this is not how it behaves every time. There are some rare instances where I could still operate the machine with charger plugged in. When turned off, battery is charging and also goes to full 100%. When turned on(battery mode) it does not drain rapidly - I could still get a fairly decent stand up time. So I am assuming the battery is good. I don't see any thermal issues either. Things I tried:-------------- > Tried with a different charger - no help.> Updated the firmware - no help.> Update the entire driver pack - no help.> Applied windows patches, reinstalled and also upgraded windows to Win 10 - no help.> Reseated the battery and associated cables - no help. I am not sure if there is anything that I could do to at least diagonize the problem before I give it to the service station. Any pointers on this is much appreciated Thanks much in advance.

I am having issue with my Ideapad U510 Battery. It's plugged in, but not getting charged. on the battery icon, it's showing up as " 4% avaialble (plugged in , charging) " - but not getting charged. This issue started couple of days ago and so far i have tried few options but no success yet ( restarted the computer, changed few options in lenovo energy management, unplugged teh power for couple of minutes). since last couple of days, it's showing 4% available charge(although plugged in). Has any in the forum encountered this issue ? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Can you try the following:1. Turn off the computer but let the AC adapter remain plugged-in.2. While the computer is off, let the battery charge for about an hour or two and observe the light indicators. When finished, turn on the computer check the battery status.

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If the battery still stays at 4% and the battery notification is still "Plugged-in, charging" then I recommend you contact lenovo and report the issue as you most likely need to get the battery replaced.

Hi there! I just recieved my refurb ideapad z500 and not only was the battery not working ,but it has a wierd small white/bright spot on the screen. Will waranty replace it? Also what is it? Thanks! I picked up my laptop last Friday from UPS. As soon as I got arround to opening it, I noticed that it would no power on without being pluggen in. That is strange because all my previous laptops had at least enough charge to power on, and it said it had 34%(when I powered it on with the power cord). That was the first strange thing. Then, after about a couple hours, I checked to see if it had charged anymore and it still said ?Plugged in, charging 34%?. I left it all night. The next morning, I went to see if it had moved. It hadnt. Then I thought maybe it was just saying that so I unplugged it. It still wouldn?t come on without the power cord.Then on Sunday it finally told me ?Plugged in, Not charging 34%. Somethings wrong with it. Then, I noticed a strange white spot on the right side of the display. It was really annoying me so I called in and added that to the repair list. I just Googled it and it seems like a problem with some lenovo laptops. I also talked to my friend (who knows a lot about computers) and he said it was something behind the display. Will they fix these issues since it was supposedly "inspected" and was as good as new. Thanks!

Please contact the below support to have you issue sorted out at the service center

ThanksAlaa

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Hello all, I recently recieved my IdeaPad Y410p from the Lenovo repair centre and they changed my system board for a different issue, but now I have a new problem. I updated Windows to 8.1 and did all the critical updates and then tried to uninstall some of Lenovo's bloatware and now my laptop won't turn on or charge the battery. I tried to do a power drain (remove the battery and hold down the power button), but still no luck. The laptop won't turn on at all with the battery or the plug by itself. I then waited a few hours and tried to turn on my laptop again and then this time it powered on for some reason! I quickly restored my system back to Windows 8 thinking there was a problem with an update or bloatware uninstallation and then all seemed well until I powered down my laptop again, but then couldn't power it back on. I called Leneovo and they said it was impossible for it to be a hardware problem since they just repaired it and since I updated everything and then restored it back, which then it still had the same power issues means it most likely isn't software. The only other thing I could think of is there might be a problem with the power adapter, but I've had this laptop since July 2013 and the adapter was working perfectly fine and this problem only started once I received my laptop back from Lenovo after a "repair". Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated at this point. Thanks!

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Hi there - I wanted to add that I am having the same problem. I sent my Lenovo in for warranty repair (rear left hinge broke) - I got it back Friday May 16th and ever since then it won't stay on and sometimes won't turn on. I called Lenovo warranty support and (of course) they denied it was their problem. However, I complained enough that they're going to send me a new one. Of course, you have to be in-warranty for this to work. Just a suggestion Hope you get your straightened out!!!

Hi, all. I have had my Ideapad P400 for a few years now and i have never encountered a problem like this one. I just recently upgraded to Windows 10, which i actually like a lot, and all of a sudden, my battery says "plugged in, not charging." It will only charge up to 59% and it dies very quickly. I thought it was the battery, so i bought a replacement and installed it. It did the same exact thing. I've tried doing a battery reset in the energy management window, i have tried downgrading to windows 8 again, and i have tried looking up different firmware updates that could potentially fix the problem, but nothing. If anyone has any idea on how to fix this problem of mine, i greatly appreciate it. This is really my last shot before i have to take it in to be repaaired. Thanks! -Frank C. (P.S. This is my first time posting in any forum, so i hope i didnt leave anything out.)

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Answer:[P400] Battery is Plugged in "Plugged in, Not Charging" After Upgrading to Windows 10

Hi, I bought a laptop U410 last week. However, the battery does not work. When the AC power adapter is plugged in, it shows "plugged in, charging". But the battery can not be charged any more. It is always showing "0% available" as shown in the following picture. The LED (battery indicator) is in fast blinking with amber color. The laptop works very well with AC power adapter. Without it, the laptop can not be turned on. I suppose that the AC power adapter works well. Does anyone meet the same situation? What is wrong with the mainboard or battery? Please give me some suggestion to deal with it. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm new to this forum. got my b450 laptop 2 years back... still in very good condition until a month ago my laptop does not charge at all. 1. My first problem was that laptop does not take a charge after a left it running overnight, even thought i still used it for two days after that.2. Second problem was that after two days without backup battery. Laptop died on me. when i tried power on there is no display even though the laptop runs normally.So i googled for solution and found out that it was bios fault. after a day passed, i borrowed a friend laptop that was exactly like mine. Disassemble it, remove the bios from friend laptop and of mine. and revived my bios using eeprom copier assembled them together again.after that i check whether my battery died or not on my friend laptop but it still runs for more than 2 hours after fully charge.Battery's not dead. Still it does not take charge.If any one got any solution/suggestion for this please do help or if anyone got any idea which component in the mobo laptop part is responsible for charging. Really need it

Answer:B450 does not take charge | Plugged in, not charging. Help

Hi

Welcome to the community.

As your concern is regarding the battery's improper charging. So in order to overcome this issue, you please need to undergo the following steps:1. Open Lenovo Energy Management2. Click on the bottom gear icon between i and ?.3. Under Battery Health, Click on Start for Battery Gauge Reset. (refer to Fig. 1 below)4. That should refresh the gauge and let the system finish through the cycle.5. Please do not close the system while performing the Gauge Reset, it will take more time for this.

Afterwards, please restart the system and check whether the issue gets resolved.

Regards,Sameer

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Hey mangers .... I got win 8.1 and suddenly i found the laptop turn off by its own ... so i tried to switch it on again but fail .. then i changed the battery from another inspiron laptop which is charged and switched my laptop on again and looked at the battery icon and found it saying plugged in - charging ... also the bulb on charging was lit .... after a while ...i found out that i am just losing charge and suddenly with out warning me the laptop turn off again .... so i went back to the inspiron have taken the battery from after connecting my laptop battery on ... and it was charging even when the laptop was plugged in ... while my laptop don't charge untill it is switched down .... and sometimes it dont charge the bettery while is is switched down .... so i really need your help and would like to know how to fix this ... By the way i tried much thing i have seen on youtube ... but nothing work ... thanks ....

I have a Lenovo y510p, and it doesnt charge over %60. It says it is charging, but it doesnt. My battery plan is " maximum battery life " in energy management. when i change it to the "optimized battery health" it says, plugged in, not charging. I searched about it, but couldnt find anything. Help me to charge it to do %100.

Good day,I have reached the next problem: after I've returned back from a vacation, I have inserted AC adapter into my laptop and the orange battery indicator was not displayed. I have turned on my laptop and found, that the battery doesn't charge - there is "Plugged in and not charging" message near the battery indicator in the tray. I have tried to follow the steps from the http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-and-U-series-Laptops/Ideapad-Z400-or-Z500-battery-will-not-cha... , but it didn't hepl - the program freezes on the first step "Now configuring the program..." http://take.ms/k0TBi Have also tried to delete/reinstall Energy Management - nothing helped. OS - Windows 8.1 x64.Power Management Version 8.0.2.14. (have also tried to reset battery via that toold - didn't help). Thanks in advance.

Answer:Z500: After full discharge battery is not charging - "Plugged in and not charging" message is shown

After 6 hours I have unplugged AC and then plugged in it againg - everything works well.Do not know what really happened The topic can be closed.

Hey Matrix4478, Welcome to the forums, First of all I would suggest you to completely drain out the battery, and then once it is completely drained out, while your N200 isd powered off let it charge. keep me postedregards

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Good day, I bought my Lenovo G580H 1 week before, and before few days i saw, that the battery is not charging. First time the battery was on 61%, later when i was watching the film without AC adapter and after it pluged the AC adapter i saw, that the battery is on 7% and not charging. So no it's not charging too and when you want to watch a film or something without ac adapter laptop is truns off autmatically. So for what i should be angry? For Lenovo or for Windows? Thanks for your help, and sorry for my bad language .Regards from Lithuania.

I?m sorry to hear that the Battery is not charging and also not providing backup as expected in your G580 Laptop, I suggest you to open the LEM (Lenovo Energy Management) and perform ?Battery Gauge Reset? to get the issue confirmed.

Hope to hear back soon

Best Regards

Shiva Kumar

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I have a Thinkpad X1 Carbon (Gen3) Model 20BS touchscreen running Windows 7 64 bit. The battery is not charging -- it's in a perpetual state of "plugged in not charging" and even when plugged in, it?s losing appr 1 percent per day (down to 31%). This has happened a few times over the past 3-4 months since I got the machine, but I've managed to find things that "fixed" it (at least temporarily): - Resetting the power gauge worked once - Changing the custom battery charge threshold worked a few times - Plugging in the power cord at different stages of reboot seemed to fix it once (although not sure why / how) Based on previous thread posts, I've uninstalled and reinstalled Power Manager and then tried to run Battery Gauge Reset, but to no avail. And the reset only appears to run for about 30 sec before the system tray icon switches back to normal. Thanks in advance. Karl

Hi, The laptop(HP envy m6 notebook PC) is switching off if removed from charging and the battery icon says "10% available, Plugged in, not chrarging". Despite this, the indicator next to chrarging plug is white, which generally is orange if the laptop not fully charged. Please help!

My notebook wont charge anymore i noticed that the led light in charging port is blinking. what does that indicate?

Answer:My notebook wont charge it says (plugged in, not charging)

Hello @ShetauroKagame, You might want to take a look at this document: Battery Does not Power Notebook or Hold a Charge. It suggests troubleshooting steps to determine if the problem is the battery, the power supply, or the system board.You might find the answer to your battery/power issue as you work through the steps in that HP support article. Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again **Click the White Thumbs Up Button on the right to say Thanks**Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. Thank You,GBL84I am not an HP Employee

My Z50 Laptop, only 5 months old, is plugged in, saying "charging", but it doesn't charge. It is at 6% battery now, I cannot unplug it without turning it off before. WHAT CAN I DO? The service phone number is permanently engaged. I have already taken the battery out for a while and run the "Zurücksetzen des Akkustandanzeigers" program. No result. I am relly disappointed about this lack of service!

My W520 says its charging but it is losing power.I replaced both adapter and battery. (genuine parts) but it doesn't work.Its really weird what happens. I have used the battery about 4 cycles. The new battery charged properly in the first cycle. Then, it stopped charging. The battery status was 'Plugged in / Charging' but it was losing charge.I plugged in overnight and I saw that it was charging again. Then again it stopped charging. I managed to charge again for few cycles...then it stopped again... I am waiting for it to charge again.....lol Did anyone have similar problem? I couldn't find anything about this in the forum. I would greatly appreciate any ideas or help. Laptop is about 2 years old.

Answer:W520 Plugged in /Charging but losing charge

What percentage of capacity seems to be the limit? Check the charge settings in the power manager.

I have the flex 2 and the only time my laptop charges is when it is completely turned off. The battery life is also very short, even when I am using my laptop it says "plugged in, charging" but the battery life continues to go down, it only lasts about an hour or two WHILE BEING PLUGGED IN. And it takes a couple hours to fully charge when i have it turned off, i usually plug it in at night and in the morning it will be a full charge. I have only had this laptop about 4 months, it is not old, and I have not been over using it. Everything else functions perfectly fine on it and i love it, but this is a huge problem when i am trying to get school work done. this has been going on a few weeks now. Why is this happening is there something i can do to fix it?

Answer:"PLUGGED IN CHARGING" but doesnt charge Flex 2 PLEASE HELP

hsergent, Welcome to Lenovo Forums ! Thank you for taking time to post in you inquiry. I can see that you have an issue on the battery life of your Lenovo Flex 2 15. I would like to check if there are any changes on the computer ? Issue : Battery Solution : you need to make sure that the power management software of your computer is updated.Check this link

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Hello and peace on you..I have a DELL Inspiron N5110 from early 2011 I was using the laptop correctly..The laptop was plugged in and the battery was charging..Then i removed the charger let the laptop on battery until suddenly the laptop shuts down without even telling me that the battery is low or even leaving some "emergency" charge on it (usually 7% or 5% i don't know)..I plugged it in to charge it again and open my leptop and i found out that the battery is not taking charge anymore!I tried to see if the propblem is with the connector and tried to remove and put in again the charger and it ddid not worki tried also to remove the battery and put it in again, it did not helpNow it is stuck on 2% of charge from 5 days and it's plugged in!The laptop says that the battery is charging, but actually it is not charging and the charge level is the same from daysI looked up some solutions online like uninstalling ACPI microsof from Device manager and reboot the laptop..It did not work"Jauge de batterie" which is an integrated software related to DELL, says that the battery health is good and that my battery is working properlyThe laptop works fine with only the charger plugged in and battery outPS: the laptop heats usually but i think it did not affect the battery at all since it was working fine and the charge took me about at minimum 30 min on high performance to be emptyed before this happens.Please, i'm seeking for helpI hope you can ... Read more

Answer:Battery says: Charging, but it is not actually charging while plugged in and is stuck in 2% for 5 days !

First thing to check is wherther the sysetm recognizes the AC adapter - F2 at powerup to check that.If it doesn't, try a new Dell OEM AC adapter - if that doesn't fix the issue, replace the DC jack board, and if that doesn't solve it, the mainboard. Note: you MUST use a Dell adapter - NOT a third party unit.If the system DOES recognize the AC adapter, but won't charge the battery, chances are the battery is bad and will need to be replaced.You cannot solve the issue without checking and, if necessary, replacing these parts.

Hi ! Over the past two weeks I've spent my time troubleshooting why my recently (used) bought X240 is not charging the internal battery. Short timeline: 1. Bought used X240 in good condition but with dead internal and external battery - working well when using power supply.2. Came home and tested that thing -> both batteries show "0% - not charging" (with Win10Pro installed) *suprise, surprise*3. Ordered both new internal and external battery.4. External battery came 1.5 weeks ago. Installed it and worked like a charm (Battery 2 (external): X%, charging).5. Internal battery came the day before yesterday. Installed it and did not work -> "Battery 1: 53% - plugged in, charging - Battery 2: 6% - plugged in, not charging)6. Waited the recommended 6-12 hours like it was written in the "manual" to get it fully charged.7. Next morning -> Batterystatus unchanged (see point 5) ... It's stuck at 53%. Though the status says it's charging, it doesn't.8. Simply tried out what's going to happen when I pull the cable of the power supply -> Notebook instant off *hmmm*9. As the external battery was obviously blocked from charging by the internal (as it was not charged), I've taken out the internal battery again and et voila, external battery is charging again.I've tried to remove both batteries and perform the "Magic Trick" (press the main power switch for 30 secs) and I've also pushed the "reset" switch on the backside near the battery. Sadly without any result ;-(... Read more

Answer:X240 internal battery not charging though "plugged in - charging"

Hi I just bought a refurbished HP Envy M6 laptop from PCWorld, and for some reason when I plug in the charger, the battery icon says 'plugged in, charging' however it has been stuck on 12% for over 3 hours now! The battery level on the icon increases at first (i.e. it goes up and down, showing it is charging) for about a minute, and then the icon stops moving at all.

When I got the laptop the battery level was about 35% and I used it at first without charging it until it got to 12%, and now its been stuck ever since.

I would be extremely grateful if someone could shed some light on this issue for me.

I would take it back to PCWorld however I bought it from the ebay outlet, and the only option they have given is either a full refund or a partial refund, however I would prefer to keep this laptop and get this issue sorted out.

Product Name: HP ENVY 15-u010dx x360 Convertible PCProduct Model: 15-U010dXOperating System: Windows 8.1 (64-bit)When Purchased: July 2014 The Problem: The LED charging light flashes continuously (even when powered off or plugged in) and when the laptop is plugged in, the battery simply will not charge. Details: This just started today. When the laptop is plugged in, it states "plugged in, not charging." However, the battery doesn't lose charge while it's plugged in. It's like the computer is dependent upon the power cord and the battery is shot. This is strange because I don't leave my laptop charging for long periods of time. Thinking back, my laptop has died at around 11% charge since I purchased it. What I've Tried:turning it off and back oninstalling updates and restartingseeing if the laptop would charge while it's offswitching cordsswitching outletshours of browsing HP and other support forumsI'm hesitant to try any battery calibration or removal until I know whether my battery is removable. Hopefully, you all can help. I also don't even know what the diagnosis of the problem is, and don't want to spend money taking it in to get it fixed until I have a better idea.

I've been running Windows 10 flawlessly for the past month or so. All of a sudden my battery would stop at 90% (I had this problem in Win 8.1 and several battery guage resets worked). I tried running the reset from energy management but it would just run forever and never finish. I tried running down the battery manually and letting the computer sit for several hours. After plugging it in it would climb to about 60% and then say plugged in not charging. It's very erratic now and will often not charge, and when it does it doesn't go past 60%.I've tried uninstalling energy management completely with no luck. I've reinstalled it and run the guage reset with no luck. It will now finish (as opposed to running forever) but I can't get the battery past 60%. How do I fix this? Running the guage reset actually made the problem much worse and I haven't been able to get it fully charged or even to 90% since...

I've had my Lenovo for 3 months now, love it. The battery drained during a trip this weekend, now it will not charge the battery. I can run it off of the power supply, but the battery does not charge. I had this happen with an HP and had to replace the power supply and not the battery. What is the fix for the Lenovo? Thanks

I have an XPS 9550 6th Gen running Windows 10 (Just over 1 year, out of warranty).The issue is when the charge plug is plugged in and hovering over the battery icon it says that battery is charging. However the battery is not charging but discharging until the laptop switches off. The only way for the battery to charge again is to deplete the battery until the laptop is unresponsive when the power button is pushed to switch lap top on. Once there is no residual power in the battery it will start charging again to 100% after which the cycle repeats, discharge.Things I have tried.Latest Bios update - no changeAnother A/C charger - worked ok for a few daysReplaced battery - no changeBios settings - reset to default (info related to battery and A/C charge reports all good)F12 - Dell diagnostics, reports all goodWhen Battery is disconnected the laptop works normallyThe laptop charge socket seems tight and secureI have searched the internet exhaustively but have not found this same issue reported. The only feasible way I can use the laptop is to disconnect the battery.Can anyone suggest anything?I would also like to disable the battery instead of having to open it up to disconnect, is this possible?Any help would be much appreciated, thanks Andrew

My battery all of a sudden won't charge. The computer works with remaining battery (when AC is not plugged in). The computer works with the battery removed when plugged in. But if battery is in and the computer is plugged into the outlet, it does not charge the battery, nor does it recognize that it is plugged in. It only tries to run on the remaining battery. WHen the battery is in and the computer is using the AC adapter, I get a blinking white light next to the plug for the AC adapter. I have two separate batteries, and it is doing the same thing on both batteries. I have tried deleting the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery and the Microsoft AC Adapter in the Device Manager section. It didn't fix my problem. I also used HP Support Assistant's HP Battery Check diagnostic tool. It says my "battery is functioning correctly, but the AC adapter is not attached. To completely test your battery, please attache the AC Adapter." The strange thing is, my AC adapter is plugged in, but the computer thinks it is not attached. So it is not recognizing my AC adapter when the battery is in. But does recognize and use the AC adapter when the battery is removed. Does anyone have any recommendations for a fix? Thank you!

With this new battery in and the AC adapter plugged I have the power green led and the orange charging led on. But even after 8 hours and computer off the battery hasn't charged.
If I try to turn the comp on with this new battery in and the AC adapter plugged in it starts running but after a while it shuts down automatically, not matter wether I boot or enter BIOS.

BIOS is Phoenix v1.50 and I reset settings to default.
By the way, downloaded the last OS independent 1.70-WIN (bios-20090121162419.zip) but is there a way to update it without Windows?

I've tried to unplugged everything and press the power button several times (last try i kept pressing for more than 2 minutes for what that matters)

I've clean the contacts with alcohol.

Could this be because of a fuse or capacitor I could replace myself or something?

Any help would be appreciate.

Regards,
Charly

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Answer:Satellite A110 Battery won't charge & won't run if battery is plugged in

Hi

I?m not quite sure what happened to the notebook but first of all you should know that notebook should power up and should run properly if the AC adaptor is connected.
The battery isn?t necessary in order to power up the unit if the AC adaptor provide the power to the notebook.

So if ONLY the battery would be affected, the unit should still run at mains.

Therefore I think its an serious hardware issue? for example motherboard problem.

Hi guys, I ran into this problem a few days ago where the laptop is plugged in, it says its charging, but the battery % won't go up at all. It started around 16% and each time I unplugged it for whatever reason it would go down but when I would plug it back in it wouldn't charge it back up. So now I'm at 8% and afraid to unplug it again. I have the Energy Management set to Balanced, Maximum Battery Life, and it's status is "Charging" and "Good". Any help is appreciated, thank you guys.

Answer:Y510P "plugged in, charging" but battery is not charging

hi kanyewest,

Welcome to the Forums.

Can you try the following:1. While having the battery and AC adapter plugged-in, boot into the BIOS (by pressing F2) and unplug the AC adapter until the system shuts off (this is to compete the discharge the battery).

2. Once the machine shuts down, remove and reinsert the battery and plugin the AC adapter then let the battery charge for about 2hrs while the machine is off and observe the battery lifght indicator. After 2hrs, power up the machine and observe the battery percentage. - Link to picture

If the battery is stucked at 0%, I recommend you contact lenovo and report your findings as the battery may need to be replaced.

Running Windows 7 x64.One of my end users' T410 would say that it was charging, but the battery percentage would never change unless you unplugged it. Then it would get lower, but plugging it in would not recharge the battery. We tried putting her HD in a working T410, but the problem carried over. I ended up giving her a new laptop, but I would like to fix the errant T410 if at all possible. Since the problem carried over with the HD in a working T410, I figured it was a software issue. Reinstalled Windows. No good.Did a wipe of the HD (everything 0's). Reinstalled Windows. No Good.Booted from Linux liveCD. Charging worked, but once I booted into a fresh copy of Windows, it stopped charging. So it seems that the hardware is capable of charging the battery, but not on a fresh copy of Windows: only Linux. Is there anything else I could try to get it working on Windows? Thank you for your time and have a great day.

As you are facing the improper charging of battery , in that case you please need to perform the following steps and check if the issue gets resolved.

Open Lenovo Energy ManagementClick on the bottom gear icon between i and ?.Under Battery Health, Click on Start for Battery Gauge Reset.That should refresh the gauge and let the system finish through the cycle.

I hope the above information helps.

Regards,Shashi

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Hi,I have a dell xps 12, bought in 2012. Recently the battery stopped charging. The battery shows 0%, so I have to be plugged in to turn the laptop on. When it is on, the battery icon on the task bar says "plugged in, charging" but after a day it is still 0%.Since then I bought a new battery. Just fitted it, but now the battery icon on the task bar says "plugged in, not charging". Furthermore, when I Fn+F3 to show the battery meter, it says "battery charging diabled". There is no option here to turn battery charging on. Nor is there an option to enable battery charging in BIOS. BIOS does show battery performing normally, so does the battery meter (Fn+F3). BIOS also shows AC adapter as 45W, which is the original adapter.Any help is appreciated!

I am facing the below given 2 problems with the battery of a brand new lenovo U41-70 i5 Red model.

1. The plugged in but not charging error. Some suggestions in the web ask the user to remove the battery and change some stuff in the device drivers, but in my model the battery is not removable.

2. The battery dissipates a lot of charge while in complete switched off mode (not in sleep, nor hibernated). I have also disabled the windows fast boot mode from the power options, but doesn't work.To give an estimate, in approximately 9 hours of shutdown (and the charging removed) the battery dissipates from a full 100 to 70%.

Note: I have updated the laptop which came with Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. Hence, the system is running on windows 10 now. The laptop is 10 days old.

Mod's Edit: System model added to front of Subject line to improve visibility / clarity.

As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with battery in your Lenovo U41-70 laptop.

Check with different battery and different adapter if available, check if there are any damage in the port, also try to uninstall the Microsoft ACPI and check for the issue. To uninstall go to device manager and select batteries option and select the drop down and select Microsoft ACPI control method battery option and right click and select uninstall.

Let us know the result.

Best regards,

Ashwin.S

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Hi, My Lenovo G570 battery is stuck at 90%. It says plugged in, not charging. It just happened over night. Next day battery refuse to work. In windows it says battery 90% and is not charging but battery has no charge at all. When I disconnet the A/C power laptop just shutdown immediately. As soon as I unplug the power laptop just shutdown as there is no charge in the battery. I did reinstalled the Power managment and also updated it. I all unpluged reboot in OS, restart, put battery back and boot into the OS back. Nothing seems to work. Is there any suggestions? UPDATE: I just installed Lenovo Enery Managment in windows 8 before I was trying in windows 7. In the battery tab there are two options Maximun battery LifeOptimized battery HealthIt is selected to "Optimized battery Health" and won't change regardless of power plan. I click on "Maximun battery Life" and when I open the app again it reset it to "Optimized battery Health". UPDATE # 2: Lenovo Solution Center say that battery life is GOOD. "Your battery is in good condition".

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Answer:Lenovo G570 battery not charging. Battery stuck at 90% but has no charge at all.

Hi Katag570, Considering the age of the G570, I belive you might have to replace the battery

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It looks like the problem is pretty the same as with "Ideapad Z400 or Z500 battery will not charge - plugged in not charging". My battery worked fine when the OS was Vista , Windows 8, but after windows 8.1 installation it was "plugged but no charging". I already have reinstalled the windows, nothing happened. I tried to install the same firmware as Z500, but it isn't work. Lenovo Solution Center displays battery as "Battery software not installed". Downloading and running Settings Dependency Package does not help. I can't find a new firmware in any place Please Help! By the way, I checked my windows version, and it appears Windows 8 Pro (like it was before I tried to upgrade to win 8.1)

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Answer:Thinkpad SL500 battery problem - plugged in not charging, No battery software found

Hi,

Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!

I?m sorry to hear that you are facing battery issues in your Lenovo ThinkPad SL500.

I would suggest you to follow the below troubleshooting steps.

Go to control panel -> Device manager. Under batteries tab, uninstall Microsoft ACPI Compliant control method battery, restart the system and check if battery charges properly.

If the above said didn?t help, shutdown, unplug AC and remove battery. Press and hold power button for several seconds. Then re-install battery and AC, restart and see.

Update BIOS to the latest level.

Please post back with the results!

Best regards,Mithun.

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Hello, I just purchased Ideapad 300 S since Februari 2016. But only in 1 month the battery show message "plugged in, not charging". So I went to Lenovo Service Center and replace the battery It worked normal after that. But one month after the battery show same message again? What can I do with this? Please help me.... Thank you so muchSorry for my English

Hi,I have an IBM T60, my battery works fine. Lost an hour of battery life from when it was first bought, but that's not the issue.When I plug in my charger sometimes (most times), I check the battery thing in the taskbar and it says "Plugged in, not charging". I worked out how to resolve this by taking my battery out, leaving it out, while the laptop is plugged in, and then putting it back in Sometimes I get home from school and the battery is at 20%, I just charge it over night, or think i am, and it doesn't. That's the issue, I don't realise it! please help. Thankyou.

Answer:T60 Battery ; Plugged in, not charging, I get it to work eventually, but it can drain my battery!!

Oh, and another thing. This happens to my brother aswell (also owns a T60); the laptop would be working fine, until it decides to give us a black screen. Only way out of this is to put it to sleep, and wake it up again. Nothing in particular starts this issue. Thanks

HP g6-1b60us Notebook PCHere is the situation and symptoms. Battery not charging. Battery icon indicates battery being charged, but it sits at 5%. Have bought a replacement HP battery and that battery will not charge also (it sits at 50%, which I assume is the initial charge it came with). Run the HP Support Assistant and both batteries fail the test saying that cell 4 is bad (cells 1 to 3 have charge, but cell 4 has a 0 reading, even in the new battery). (Is there a problem accessing/charging cell 4?)When the battery is installed and the AC adaptor is unplugged, and the laptop is turned off, the battery charge LED shows a white LED (red/amber indicates that it is charging the battery); now the only time the LED goes out is when the battery is physically removed. Before the problem began, the battery charge LED would be off when the battery was installed and the charger was not being used. Now the battery charge LED goes off only when the battery is physically removed.What I have tried:Cleaned the contacts.Bought a new HP battery.Tried the complete discharge method of turning the laptop off, removing the power cord and battery and holding the power on key for over 30 seconds.Have done safe restarts.Reset to HP recommended settings.Suggestions/recommendations?

Hi, I have an aspire E1 570 laptop, which stands unused for some time in the warehouse of my company. The battery does not charge when plugged in. If anybody faced similar problem, please help.

Answer:Battery does not charge when plugged in.

Hi, You could try taking the battery out and cleaning the connections to see if this helps. Or there could be an issue with the charger cable itself it is a difficult one this as the last thing would be the battery itself.

I got a notice saying that having it plugged in all the time is bad for the battery. I use this thing mainly as a desktop so it can be plugged in all the time. Is there a way I can bypass the battery and leave it at 50%? Having to plug and unplug the cord is kinda anoying. Thanks!

Answer:Can I be plugged in and not charge my battery?

mjdubord wrote:I got a notice saying that having it plugged in all the time is bad for the battery. I use this thing mainly as a desktop so it can be plugged in all the time. Is there a way I can bypass the battery and leave it at 50%? Having to plug and unplug the cord is kinda anoying. Thanks! Open Energy Management and set battery to optimized battery health. This will set the charge to 60% level and not go beyond while you are plugged into ac.

I have two Lenovo Y40-70 computers that I purchased within a couple weeks of each other. They came with Windows 8.1 but I upgraded to Windows 10. A few months ago, I noticed that my computer battery meter was reading 100% for an hour. I continued to work unplugged until the battery died while still reading 100%. I recharged and the battery again read 100% for more than a couple hours, then died. So the battery lifetime is as good as always, but the reading is not right. When I reboot, it still reads 100%. Strangely, the second system, whcih I had not used for a while, was OK, but a few days later, it started doing the same thing (though it was reading 87%, the charge when the computer last worked right. I suscpect that this happened after a critical update, which the second system went through later. Recently, I downloaded from the Lenovo website the newer power management software on both computers, and it did not help. Then I noticed the Battery recall so downloaded the "Lenovo Battery Utility 2015" to see if my system was afffected by the problem. When I run the utility, I get the mssage "No Battery Detect." So it would appear that there may be an issue with the software detecting the batter. Since I can't know the state of the battery (it appears to not want to recharge until it's empty, I gues because it thinks it's 100% charged), I cannot count on this computer when it's not plugged in. Now I ... Read more

I have a Inspiron 17R SE-7720. The battery is no longer charging, even when it is plugged in with the AC adapter that came with the laptop. The blue light on the plug is on when the adapter is plugged in. Unfortunately the battery is now completely dead, so I am no longer able to turn the laptop on. Before the battery died, I checked the BIOS and noted that it was not registering the AC adapter. Not sure where to go next with this issue. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

Answer:Battery does not charge when plugged in

Hi,Thank you for writing to us!We would suspect a hardware failure .Kindly check if you are able to run diagnostics on the system .Kindly also private message the service tag of the system along with the email address.ThanksRobin

I often encounter this, but here is the real headache. I have googled a fix for this, but unfortunately it will only work if the battery is removable, which case not for the Ideapad 310-15ikb. Always have to revert back using Acronis. Any other possible solutions for this?

I charged my Thinkpad last night and this morning when I unplugged it, it said battery was low. I was surprised as I had charged it overnight. I plugged it in again, and the battery iccon shows this message: 99% available (plugged in, not charging). I have been searching for ways to resolve this but haven't found anything appropriate for my model.

hi guys, i was wondering if anybody's experienced something like this before.my mom's Lenovo U350 laptop is pretty new, she bought it only like a month ago. The battery isn't charging for it though. It just saids on the icon "plugged in, but not charging" the battery's already at 0% so it's only running off the AC cable now.the laptop was bought in HK and doesn't have international warrenty. so it's not like i can just send it back. so if anybody has any clue as to what i'm missing here, i'd appreciate any advice i can get. Thanks

Answer:ideapad U350 "plugged in but not charging"

I'm having the same exact problem with my Y550, the battery is stuck at 82% and says plugged in, but not charging... I just got this like 3 days ago too, and was accidentally sent a vista and waiting for a windows 7 version to be sent to me. In any case, if I unplug the laptop it wont even run on battery, it just shuts down, and I cant turn it on with the battery. Is there any solution to this because this is literally driving me nuts...

Hi, My new IdeaPad U330p stop suddently charging after 6 month of normal use. I can only use the laptop with the power adapter plugged in. The battery indicator shows that the level is between 0 and 2% so when I unplug the power adapter the computer shut down immediately. I've tested to charge the computer all the night but it doesn't charge at all.I can only use the computer with the adapter plugged in (it's not a laptop anymore lol).When the computer is shut down and the adapter is plugged in the battery led is orange.When the computer is ON and the adapter is plugged in the battery led is blinking orange. Need some assistance ! Where can I contact the Lenovo support ? Regards,

Answer:new IdeaPad U330p / not charging when plugged in

I take it from your location that you are from France.http://support.lenovo.com/fr/fr

I wasn't using the laptop battery for a very long time like say 3 months. When I inserted the battery into the laptop and plugged in the charger, it wasn't charging and it has been so for the last 1 year.

Answer:My laptop battery does not charge when plugged.

Hi,Try performinh a HP diagnostics on the battery and see if it needs to be replaced or calibrated. Here is link to support page to show you how to do this.https://support.hp.com/rs-en/document/c04700771 Let me know,David

I have an NV7802, original battery. Windows 10. Last night I noticed that the battery was not charging whike plugged in. I removed the battery, plugged the adapter in no power. Purchased an adapter this morning, battery charges for about 10 seconds. Battery is now dead and laptop will boot up when plugged in with the battery installed, lets me logon and then shuts off with no lights on the front panel. I think this a windows problem and I have notified them also.

Hello everyone, Last week, I received my new ThinkPad Edge E545. Everything seems to work well except for 1 detail: while plugged, I get the message "plugged in, not charging". Anyone can help me? Thank you!

I have an NV7802, original battery. Windows 10. Last night I noticed that the battery was not charging whike plugged in. I removed the battery, plugged the adapter in no power. Purchased an adapter this morning, battery charges for about 10 seconds. Battery is now dead and laptop will boot up when plugged in with the battery installed, lets me logon and then shuts off with no lights on the front panel. I think this a windows problem and I have notified them also.

I recently purchased the dell Inspiron 15z and was wondering if there was a way to disable the battery from charging when im plugged in because I do not want to wear out the battery and would like to stay plugged in and not use the battery. I would just remove the battery normally but because this is an ultrabook I am not sure how to get to the battery, the battery doesn't seem to be on the outside.

Answer:Disabling Battery Charge While Plugged in

Hi,Welcome to the community When did the problem start? Please check this thread for resolutions en.community.dell.com/.../20174031.aspxLet me know if further help is needed.Regards,

Hi,my laptop battery will not charge when plugged in, it stays on 0%, ive purchased another battery from HP, but that hasnt solved the problem, Have tried to uninstall the Microsoft ACIP driver but didnt help, HP battery check comes up with UNKOWN , (93) the hp bios battery check shows unknown aswell, so stuck on this please help

My lenovo laptop flex 2 15 just bought for 2 month ago. Yesterday i just found out the battery keep discharge, but battery icon there show plugged in and charging. The battery keep discharge untill my laptop off. I try plugged out and plugged in back, still the same. Uninstalled the Energy management and Microsoft AC adapter and Microsoft ACPI, still the same. Try again plugged in and plugged out few times, just may be one times successful, i only can see the battery start charging. Then i put it overnight charging, but found out the laptop is off at morning. Any others method to deal with this issue? Please advice.

Answer:Flex 2 15 plugged in but no battery charge

Dear ahtiao

Welcome in lenovo community

Please use the below link to download and install the latest update of the Energy Management application .

Please uninstall the existing one first and check the battery status if same issue install the new version from the above link .

Let me know

ThanksAlaa

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So I bought this laptop 3 days ago. It seems like it has a charging problem. It sometimes charges when I let the laptop in sleep mode or close the lid. I sometimes get a full charge but then, when I'm using it, it just stops charging for no reason. To "force charge" it, I discovered that if I first unplug the charger from the laptop itself, then disconnect the cable from the power brick, plug it back in the laptop and connect the brick back again, it seems to charge for around 4 more minutes. I tried updateing the BIOS with the support from the official Lenovo support site (this one) but it does not work. I heard about the removing the battery and pressing the power button but I can't remove the battery. The power brick and charger are original and seem to work fine. Should I try buying another charger? Please resond to this as I'm desperate. Thanks much !

For the past week or so when I have my computer plugged in always remains "plugged in, not charging", but keeps maintains life when plugged in. The lenovo power settings give feedback that the battery is in good condition and that the adapter is recognized. I already checked the lenovo conservation setting which is off, but I am not quite for sure how else to troubleshoot the issue.

Seriously WTF! Lenovo y550p core i7 It's been 7 days, 7 **bleep**ing days and this piece of **bleep** doesn't work already. Battery will not take a charge. Says "75% (plugged in, not charging). You unplug the AC Adapter and it just turns off. All the forum advice so far has been stupid. Was it the Windows 7 April Fools Update? Should have listened to the BAD NEW EGG REVIEWS, THESE NOTEBOOKS SUCK!

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Answer:IdeaPad y550p - One week old. Plugged in, not charging.

Should have taken a deep breath before posting, but this is the worst purchase I've ever made.

Hello, I have a two year old Ideapad Flex 14 which is having some battery issues. Specifically, the battery light is flashing red, and when I plug in my laptop, the status says ?plugged in, not charging.? When plugged in, it stays at roughly the same battery level, though it has been gradually losing battery despite being plugged in over the last few days (this has been going on for five days or so now). It is at 5% battery now, and I?m not sure what to do to make it charge. I?ve tried taking out the battery and putting it back multiple times, but am not really sure what else to try ? I?m out of the country until December, so I haven?t been able to find a repair place to get it fixed yet... Any suggestions how to fix this?? Annie

i have been having this problem since yesterday and i found a fix which involved disconnecting the battery and reinstalling the acpi compliant control battery and restarting with the battery reconnectedthe fix worked but as now today the same problem has occured againthings i tried:(checking if conservation mode was offrestarting x10 timeschecking the power cable (no damage)checking the power cable port on the wire and laptop (no damage) )please help

my laptop is not charging at all if i plugged out the AC the battery reduce and dont recharge after plugged in ACto many errors in this laptop why ?! ?! i bought lenovo z51-70 and it had a defect industry ?! ?! i'm so disappointed from lenovo more problems in the same laptop https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-IdeaPad-100-305-500-Edge/ideapad-500-15ISK-windows-10-drivers-pr...

Answer:plugged in , not charging lenovo ideapad 500 15isk

Hi Mina,

Welcome to Lenovo Community!

1) Shut down the computer.2) With the battery in (but AC adapter removed), attempt to turn on the computer by holding down the power button for 30 sec. This should not turn on the computer.3) Remove the battery.4) Again, attempt to turn on the computer (AC adapter not plugged in) by holding down the power button for 30 sec. This should not turn on the computer either.5) Replace battery, plug in the AC adapter, and turn on the computer. The battery should begin charging.

I hope the above information helps.

Regards,Shashi

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Hello!I write here with a problem that I have since the day before yesterday.When my Laptop is on and the charger is plugged in, the battery won't charge, giving the notification "plugged in, not charging". Laptop works like the charger wasn't plugged - energy drains from battery.I suppose that is a software problem, because when laptop is turned off or hibernated it charges normally.Formating didn't help at all.Microsoft support told me to recalibrate battery - didn't work.Lenovo support told me to try another charger in service - I will try if nothing else works.Maybe someone had the problem like that and solved it without going to service, which I want to keep as a last resort solution.Thanks in advance!

This started happening yesterday with my laptop. When I plug in the AC adaptor, it provides power to my laptop but doesn't charge it. My laptop battery is at 0% so whenever I unplug the adaptor, it dies instantly. Anyone know if this is a dead battery or another issue?

I`ve bought lenovo ideapad 510 and I charged the battary untill reached 100% after it I removed the plugger and connect it again I found message on battary ( 98% plugged in, not charging ) .. after one day from using my laptob i go to M A S Egypt and they checked the labtopb and replaced it to me because they found problems in motherboard ... after taking the same new version of laptob I noticed the same problem after charging the battary until reach 100% i removed the plugger and connect it again I found the same pervious mess ( 98% plugged in , not charging )

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Answer:Lenovo Ideapad 510 80SV0037ED (plugged in , not charging)

Hi AhmedMagdyy,Have checked in Lenovo Settings app if Conservation Mode is enabled. Conversation mode is under the battery icon of the app. If enabled, kindly disable the feature. Conservation mode helps extend the battery life of the tablet/laptop by limiting the max charge the battery can hold. Hope this helps.Cheers,

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